SportsMall previews Thursday's Europa League clash between Roma and Dynamo Kyiv, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Two teams looking for their first victory of the season european league clash at the Stadio Olimpico on Thursday night Roma host Dynamo Kyiv.
While the Giallorossi were relegated in Sweden last time, their Ukrainian counterparts suffered a second successive defeat, so both need points to start their promotion. League phase table.
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After winning their first two league games under the new manager Ivan Juric – and a draw against Athletic Bilbao in their first Europa League game – Roma's poor start to the season resumed in October, with a poor defeat against lowly Elfsborg.
Despite dominating both possession and shot counting, The Siri A Defeated 1-0 at Boras, before entering the international break with a 1-1 draw against Monza.
After another setback last weekend, when two careless errors allowed Italian champions Inter Milan to score on the counterattack and decide a tight match at the Stadio Olimpico, Roma are now three games without a win in all competitions.
Recent results have fueled speculation that Juric could soon be sacked, along with the club legend. Daniel De Rossi He returned as a replacement, so the former Torino tactician will be eager to start turning things around on Thursday.
Roma will be looking to end a four-game winless streak in the Europa League, their longest winless streak in the competition to date, including its predecessor in the UEFA Cup.
Thus, the Giallorossi's fifth meeting against Dynamo (the previous four all took place in the group stage of the Champions League, with two victories each) leaves a lot at stake for their threatened boss.
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Hampered by the lack of home field advantage (kyiv is off-limits due to the ongoing war in Ukraine), Dynamo lost to Roma's eternal rival Lazio when trailing three goals in 33 minutes in the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg.
Then a 2-0 defeat against Hoffenheim in early October left them with no points from two games, so hopes of a top-eight finish in the league stage had already faded.
Since that defeat in Germany, they have lost nine of their last 10 Europa League games (drawing the other) and each of their last three by an aggregate score of 7-0.
Dinamo are one of only two teams yet to score in the competition this season, so bouncing back to secure a playoff spot is perhaps the most realistic ambition left. Oleksandr ShovkovskyWin's team had already failed in the Champions League qualifying phase.
Unlike its continental form, in Ukrainian Premier League They remain on top after beating FC Obolon 5-1 on Saturday.
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After another defeat at the weekend, and ahead of a trip to Tuscany that awaits Fiorentina on Sunday, Roma coach Ivan Juric will likely rotate his squad in the Europa League.
only Stephen Shaarawi (calf) and Alexis Saliemakers (Ankle) left out the French midfielder due to injury Enzo Lee Fee He recovered from a hamstring problem to make a cameo against Inter.
With a full squad to choose from, the veteran centre-back Mats Hummels The Argentine winger could finally make his long-awaited debut in defense Matias Sol Nationality can be changed. Paulo Dybala About the host attack.
Meanwhile, Dynamo will once again be left without Ukraine U21 internationals Maxim PracharuSuspended for a red card against Lazio on the opening day.
An experienced striker Andriy Yarmolenko is a key doubt, that is Nasser Voloshin Start on the right side Oleksandr Bigaliónok AND Brian Cephalos Not yet available.
Possible starting lineup for Roma:
Svilar; Hermosa, Hummels, Nticka; Selig, Bisilli, Kristen, Angelino; Sun, Baldness; Shomorutov
Possible starting lineup for Dinamo Kyiv:
Bushen; Karavaev, Popov, Mykhavko, Dubinchak; Brashko, Mykolenko; Voloshyn, Buyalskyi, Kabayev; Vanat
We say: Roma 2-1 Dinamo Kyiv
Roma had scored in each of their previous 24 Serie A home games before Sunday's 1-0 loss, so they will surely need to overcome a fragile Dynamo defense.
Not only will the visitors find it difficult to close the back door, but history is not on their side: the kyiv club have only won once in 13 visits to Italy: a 3-0 victory against none other than Roma in September 2004.
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